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The Opening Interview: The  Quantum Age

Monday 3rd July - 05:15 PM BST

The Opening Interview: The Quantum Age

Unlocking physics' greatest mysteries

In his new book, Quantum Supremacy, Michio Kaku argues that the next generation of computers will resolve the deepest mysteries at the edge of physics and solve our biggest global problems like climate change, world hunger, and incurable diseases.

Quantum computers have the power to solve problems in seconds that classical computers would take eons to deal with.

Join Michio Kaku in this exclusive interview as we enter the Quantum Era and unlock the mysteries of the universe.

Timetable:

17:15 BST - The Opening Interview: The Quantum Age The Lounge

18:00 BST - The Debate: Fantasy, Faith and Physics arena

19:20 BST - Truth and Beauty and Other Scientific Misconceptions arena

19:30 BST - Melt Yourself Down stage

Michio Kaku

Famed futurist

Famed futurist and co-founder of String Field Theory, Michio Kaku has spent his career inspired by the search for a grand unifying theory of everything – carrying on Einstein’s quest to unite the four fundamental forces of nature. His latest book is Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything.

The Opening Interview: The  Quantum Age

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